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What caused the Halifax Explosion of 6 December 1917?
The French munitions ship *Mont-Blanc*, carrying TNT, picric acid, benzol, and guncotton, collided with the Norwegian relief ship *Imo* in the Narrows of Halifax harbour. *Mont-Blanc* caught fire and exploded 20 minutes later, killing approximately 1,950 people. It was the largest man-made explosion before the atomic bomb.
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